Violence against women sparks mass protests in Turkey

Violence against women sparks mass protests in Turkey

Hundreds of thousands of women in Turkey have been participating in street protests in reaction to the horrific murder of a young woman Ozgecan Aslan.

With people rallying across Turkey over a brutal attack on a young student, President of TurkeyRecep Tayyip Erdogan recently denounced violence against women as the country’s bleeding wound.

According to police, Aslan, 20, was taking a minibus home in the southeastern province of Mersin last Wednesday when a man tried to rape her. When she retaliated with pepper spray, she was stabbed and beaten with an iron bar, her body then burned and dumped in a river.

Hurriyet Daily News reported that a 26-year-old man has been arrested with two accomplices. Prosecutors were not available for comment, and the police have given no more details about the case.

Talking about the case, Erdogan said that, “I will personally follow the case so that they will be given the heaviest penalty.” He added, “Violence against women is the bleeding wound of our country.”

Hundreds of thousands of women in Turkey have been participating in street protests in reaction to the horrific murder of a young woman Ozgecan Aslan.

With people rallying across Turkey over a brutal attack on a young student, President of TurkeyRecep Tayyip Erdogan recently denounced violence against women as the country’s bleeding wound.

According to police, Aslan, 20, was taking a minibus home in the southeastern province of Mersin last Wednesday when a man tried to rape her. When she retaliated with pepper spray, she was stabbed and beaten with an iron bar, her body then burned and dumped in a river.

Hurriyet Daily News reported that a 26-year-old man has been arrested with two accomplices. Prosecutors were not available for comment, and the police have given no more details about the case.

Talking about the case, Erdogan said that, “I will personally follow the case so that they will be given the heaviest penalty.” He added, “Violence against women is the bleeding wound of our country.”